Montgomery auto dealer is new vice chairman of national trade group

A Montgomery auto dealer has been named the new vice chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association.

Forrest McConnell III, owner of McConnell Honda and Acura, assumed his new role NADA's annual convention and trade show, held Feb. 8 to 11 in Orlando.

"I'm honored to lead a group of entrepreneurs that drive the American
economy," McConnell said in a statement. "It's a privilege to serve the nation's new-car and
-truck dealers who are civic leaders and pillars of their communities across
the country."

The trade group represents nearly 16,000 new car and truck dealerships in the U.S.